Bitcoin miner Riot lands $9B Anthropic lease: Assessing impact on BTC as revenue expands
Riot Platforms shares surged 25% after announcing a 20-year data center lease with Anthropic.
Strategy dumped $108M in BTC at a loss and a whopping $650M of MSTR stock, and yet MSTR stock barely flinched.
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August 11, 2026, 11:13 amPublic companies are increasingly borrowing against their bitcoin holdings to fund acquisitions and capital spending without selling the asset.
August 11, 2026, 11:04 amRiot Platforms shares surged 25% after announcing a 20-year data center lease with Anthropic.
Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has released its latest Protection Fund report, showing an average valuation of $351 million in July 2026 as Bitcoin recovered through July, lifting the fund’s U.S.
The Strait of Hormuz relief trade unraveled after Trump demanded 50 years of Iranian compensation, pushing oil back to $89 and leaving crypto and equities unchanged ahead of a pivotal CPI report.
Bitcoin's decoupling from software stocks may redefine its role in portfolios, offering diversification but raising questions about crypto-specific risks.
FxPro’s Alex Kuptsikevich said companies that helped give bitcoin institutional cover are now chasing AI data centers, putting BTC’s flat 50-day moving average in focus.
IGV’s rebound is reshaping a relationship it held with bitcoin for years, but history suggests bitcoin could still catch up.
Dashjr said he is taking a sabbatical from his role as chair and chief technology officer of mining pool Ocean.
TMTG's active Bitcoin strategy highlights evolving corporate treasury practices, potentially influencing future corporate cryptocurrency adoption.
Bitcoin trades near $64,000 heading into the most consequential US macro week of August, sitting almost on top of the market's largest nearby demand concentration. The Aug. 12 inflation report, due less than 48 hours out, will help decide whether that floor holds or gets tested.